Shipping giant Maersk's shares jump 9% on profit beat despite trade uncertainty

• Maersk chief expects no ‘massive impact’ from tariffs and forecasts trade growth

  Vincent Clerc makes prediction as shipping group reports rise in operating profit to $6.5bn for 2024
  
  Financial Times - 5h

• Novo Nordisk shares rise on fourth-quarter profit beat, Wegovy sales jump

  Danish pharmaceutical behemoth Novo Nordisk reported better-than-expected net profit in the fourth quarter, amid soaring demand for its Wegovy obesity drugs.
  
  CNBC - 20h

• UBS shares retreat 6% as fourth-quarter profit beat, $3 billion buyback fail to impress

  UBS revealed plans for up to $3 billion of share repurchases over the course of 2025.
  
  CNBC - 2d

• Oil giant Shell raises dividend despite full-year profit miss

  British oil giant Shell on Thursday reported a significant drop in annual profit following a year of lower crude prices.
  
  CNBC - 6d

• IBM shares rise 9% on earnings beat

  In a statement, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said the company has recorded $5 billion in bookings for its generative AI business.
  
  CNBC - Jan. 29

• SK Hynix profit soars to a record high on AI boom, but shares drop on demand uncertainty

  SK Hynix CFO Kim Woohyun said that the outlook for memory demand in 2025 was clouded by inventory adjustments, protective trade policies and geopolitical risks.
  
  CNBC - Jan. 23
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  Adidas Shares Jump After Preliminary Results Beat Expectations

  The sporting-goods company surpassed its own profit expectations amid fierce competition in the sector and as its biggest rival, Nike, continues to pursue a brand revamp strategy.
  
  The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 22

• Wells Fargo shares jump after earnings beat, strong 2025 guidance

  The lender expects 2025 net interest income, a key measure of what a bank makes on lending, to be 1% to 3% higher than 2024's number of $47.7 billion.
  
  CNBC - Jan. 15
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  China's exports in December grew 10.7%, beating estimates amid uncertainty over trade tariffs

  China’s exports in December grew at a faster pace than expected, as factories rushed to fulfill orders amid uncertainty over trade tariffs that could be imposed by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump
  
  ABC News - Jan. 12

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  The results were consistent with the preliminary results Eli Lilly shared in January, which disappointed investors.
  
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• Amazon set to pass Walmart in revenue for first time

  Analysts surveyed by LSEG are expecting Amazon to report revenue of $187 billion for its latest quarter on Thursday.
  
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• Bristol Myers Squibb plans $2 billion in cost cuts by 2027, issues weak guidance

  The company also issued a 2025 guidance that fell short of expectations, as some of the company's older drugs face competition from cheaper generics.
  
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• Shares of Peloton surge 13% as it edges closer to profitability, posts better than expected sales

  Peloton has shifted its focus to boosting profitability at the expense of growing sales by cutting marketing and other administraitive costs.
  
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• Bank of England signals further easing after rate cut, slashes growth outlook

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